Writing an essay is already a tough part and making it an exam would be much more

difficult. This is why preparing for it is a must. Although, it doesn’t require a long time it needs a
sufficient amount of time for you to prepare. Here are some recommendations that you should
be focusing on.

Be Familiar with the possible topics

There’s a greater chance that the topic given would be based on the materials
discussed in your class. Although there’s a possibility that they would give a different topic that
is not based on the materials discussed, you can still prepare for it when you read some articles
about the materials because it would probably be related to it. After this, you must put into
mind that research is the key. When you’re knowledgeable about the topics being discussed
you can surely have a good grasp of the content you’re making, may it be narrative or
informative. Furthermore, you can have a good point of view when you ask your classmates
about their opinions, ideas, and their research about the topic. Having a different point of view
makes your knowledge broad and diverse.

Read carefully
On the day of the exam, make sure to read the questions or topics given carefully. Our
excitement can blur our senses at times and this could lead us to misinterpret the topics or
questions. Also, be sure to proofread your work after you’re done. Sometimes, when we are
writing we tend to miss out on words in our paragraphs and some sentences don’t make sense
until we are able to read them fully.

We learn by practice
Doing an essay on the possible topics can train your mind to navigate the array of ideas
and information you have. This could surely help you during the exam because you already
know the flow of the essay you’re going to write. Besides, this could also help us figure out our
weaknesses when it comes to writing and by the time that we are already in the exam, we
could have figured out how to combat our weaknesses in writing. For this reason, there’s a
good chance that we could develop a format in mind that would greatly ease our way of writing
our essay, especially when there’s pressure knowing that it is an exam and it could be timed.
This helps us cope with managing our time during the exam.

When you have a sufficient amount of time on preparing for the task, you can surely
have a good grasp of the content you’re going to write. Practice and research could help you
achieve in writing a good essay and having a good set of mind on the day of the actual exam.
Lastly, don’t forget to be calm and be positive about the results of your essay-based exam.
Good things come to those who prepare.